Write About Your Life in a Comic Strip
(No need to draw!)
4 Tuesdays, May 7 -May 28, 2024
5:30pm-7:00pm PT
Hosted via Zoom - $195
REGISTER HERE BY MONDAY, MAY 6TH*
* Note that for all classes held on Zoom, registration closes at noon the day before the class begins. Same-day registrations are not available, so please plan ahead.
Discover your authentically funny voice in this engaging workshop, where you will be led through a series of writing exercises to create a personal comic strip, using words and pictures from your everyday life. When we express our lived experience through the lens of humor we expose ourselves as imperfect narrators. Writing that reveals our pain and vulnerability can often be a healing way to work through personal challenges - past and present. Former Rolling Stone journalist, humor writer, and comic strip artist Jenny Jedeikin will teach students how to produce their own personal narrative graphic stories in this virtual four-session class, which includes:
• Introduction to the graphic narrative strip form
• In-class writing exercises to explore content for your story
• Tips on how to create photographs and gather images
• Lessons in creating and refining writing using your own life experience
• Techniques for putting the elements of your strip together using simple software
PLEASE NOTE: Class requires students to download easy-to-use $30 comic strip software between the first and second class. No experience is required to participate.
Jenny Jedeikin is a writer and editor with experience both in online media platforms as well as national magazines, TV, and radio. Her column in Rolling Stone Magazine was the first to give national exposure to Generation X, The Real Live Brady Bunch and body piercing. In her stint as a Segment Producer/Writer for MTV’s The Jon Stewart Show, she lent her perspective to the host’s first foray into television. As a stand-up comedian in New York City, Jenny performed original material on Comedy Central. She has published personal essays and created graphic stories in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Advocate, Spiralbound, Pacific Sun, North Bay Bohemian, SF/Arts, Whole Life Times, The Bold Italic, Curve Magazine and Narratively. As a freelance writer, her contributions have won three MarCom awards, and two Hermes Creative awards. Jenny’s comic strip, “Just Jenny” is published on Substack.
See a sample of Jenny’s comic strip work here: Swan Song.
Praise for Jenny’s class:
"A fresh and exciting approach to storytelling. This is a unique and fun class. I can’t say enough great things about Jenny. She was able to have us dig deeper into ourselves and bring out the richness of our stories. She was a wonderful teacher and created a very safe space for everyone."
— Jenn E.
"Excellent class! We were encouraged to develop a strong story and do a lot of deep thinking. I appreciated the writing exercises, watching our stories develop narratively, and the emphasis on staying in the moment in our storytelling!"
— Jane M.
"This class far exceeded my expectations. Jenny has a warm and engaging personality and terrific teaching skills, especially valuable for the non-tech savvy. Her own graphic pieces provided excellent models for the class. Jenny's editorial and visual suggestions and positive teaching style made me comfortable learning a new technology and motivated me to do my best."
––Marsha S.
"Jenny has a goldmine with this process and product."
–Ginny R.